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Letter writer off track on Obama’s legacy

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Sunday August 17, 2014 8:35 AM

Letter writer Albert Gabel made an interesting statement in last Sunday’s
Dispatch when he wrote “History will record Obama as one of our greatest presidents.”

History will recognize this presidency much as we do President Herbert Hoover’s. President
Barack Obama’s approval rating is at an all-time low of 40 percent, down slightly from earlier in
the summer. Thirty-six percent of those polled support his views on foreign policy; 42 percent
support his economic policies.

Democrats and Republicans alike are frustrated with our president and with Congress, which has a
whopping 14 percent approval rating. The policies are the problem.

Our country is in very serious trouble. China owns most of our debt but is investing large
amounts of capital in Africa’s infrastructure, as is India. The most we’ve done is a First Ladies
Summit.

We are currently ignoring all these nations, but have started bombing Iraq once again. Russia is
making a mess in the Ukraine. And the North American Aerospace Defense Command has confirmed
Russian aircraft have been operating in and around U.S. Air Defense Identification Zones.